Rod-joint



J. F. MARSHALL. I

ROD JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9L I919.

Patented July 20, 1920.

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' the right to thesechanges Nam m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. MARSHALL- 0F ASHLANI), WISCONSIN.

r ROD-JOINT.

citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland,in the county ofAshland and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rod Joints, of which the following erence being had to the accompanying drawings- Y r This inventionrelates to an improved line guide and ferrule for fishing rods,;and one of the objects of the invention is to provide a line guide adapted to be detachably' gclam'ped on the side of the fishing rod for the reception of the fishing line to guldo and vice versa. I y

A further object of the invention isto provide means for clamping a line guideorJa ferrule on a fishing rod, the latter, in case the same from thereel to the end of therod the rod is broken, for the purpose of mending the same, and the former as a guide for A further object ofthe invention is to provide a line'guide comprising a body having a guide for the line and having. its opposite ends provided with opposed yieldable parts adapted to be drawn closely'in contact with the fishing rod, to clamp the guide in place, the clamps being slidably connected to the opposed yieldable parts, and capable of being moved toward each other, substantially to the center of the guide. In other words, the guide and the clamps are provided with inter-engaging tongue and groove connections, whereby the clamps may be secured to the guide, to hold the same on the rod.

While the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the in; vention may be susceptible to changes, and

is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: I

,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a fishing rod showing the improved line guide as mounted thereon.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View.

Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Application 'filed .nuye, 1919.

is a specification, ref

Patented July 1920. Serial N0. 309,661,

1 Fig. 3 is across-sectional View on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the line guide.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the fishing rod, showing the broken or severed parts thereof united, by means of a ferrule andthe clamps. 7

Fig.6 is a detail view of the ferrule.

7 discloses collective plan views of the ferrule 12 and the clamps 10, showing them in position to engage the ferrule.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates a line. guide, which comprises a body portion 2, through which a bore 3 is formed, for the reception of a fishing line, from the end of the fishing rod to the reel (not shown). The body 2 is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 4 on one edge, to receive a portion of the cylindrical fishing orother rod. The flanges 5 adjoiningthe groove are comparatively thin and capable of yielding. In fact, these flanges are bent to extend laterally from the outer each other in contact with the fishing rod.

Clamps 10 are provided, which are constructed from yieldable spring sheet or tubular metal, and are semi-circular in cross-section. These clamps are tapered, and are provided with overlying flanges 11 corresponding in shape or contour in cross-section with the shape of the flanges of the guide, and are adapted to engage the flanges of the guide, thereby drawing the flanges of the guide toward each other and in contact with the cylindrical surface of the rod, hence clamping the guide in position.

In order to mend broken fishing or other rods a ferrule 12 is provided. This ferrule may be any suitable length and is constructed of yieldable sheet'or tubular metal, semicircular in cross-section, and the opposite sides of the ferrule are provided with flanges 13. When mending a broken fishing or other p The invention having been 1s claimed as new and useful 1s:

rod, the ferrule is arranged so that its concavity 14 will receive'the broken end parts] are ary set forth, what "-1. In a device as set fortln-the combination with a body member having on'one edge a longitudinally extending groove semlcircular in cross-section, for. the reception of a 'ro'dy'said body having opposite yieldable parts provided with later'alfyieldable flanges, of "tapered clamps semi-circular in cross-section to fitthe rod and provided with overlying grooved flanges, to cooperatively receive thefla nges' o'f'the body memben'the end portions of the body member having opposing yieldable parts,'wl1-ich are drawn toward each other and in contact with the rod,

as 'thej clamps are moved into engagement with thefbody member, the ends of the opposingiyieldable parts having an arched strip integrally connecting said parts.

2; In a device as set forth, thecombi nation with a bodymember having on one edge a longitudinally extending groove semi-circular in cross-section, for the reception of a rod, said body hav ng opposite yieldable parts forming sides of sald groove,

7 'said 'opposite yieldable parts having yieldable extensions protruding in opposite j diable flanges, of tapered clamps semi-circular in rections and being spaced, 'yielda-ble arch straps connecting the ends of said extensions, said extensions and the opposite yieldparts having laterally extending cross-section fitting the rod and provided w th overlying grooved flanges to engage the first flanges, and acting to draw the extensions toward each other and in contact with the rod, and causing the clamping actlonsof the arch straps on the ro'd,'to holdthe body *member'flXedlyin position' onth'e rod,

' 3. In afdevlce'as'set forth, thecombina- 't on "with a body member hav ng on one edge a longitudinally extending groove semi-circular' in cross 'sectmmjforj t'hereee'pt o'nv of 'adjacentfsevered ends of a rod, said body ha'ving opposite yieldable parts provided with 'yieldable flanges, of tapered clamps semircircular in cross-section to support the rod and provided with overlying grooved flanges, to cooperatively frictionally; receive messages of'the boid y'member the .end portions of the'opposite' yiel'dable'parts being the tapered clampsareforced into frictional cooperative engagement 1 with the yielda'ble flanges of the'gb'ody, thereby'clamping the severed end parts of the rod in axial al ine- In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix signaturein the ares ence of two {witnesses Q I f o OIINFVMARSHALL.

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